La Grada de Animación hits out at Uriarte and calls for backing against Osasuna | OneFootball

Athletic are in a turbulent spell. The Grada de Animación has criticised the board and Uriarte, while urging full backing before Tuesday's visit of Osasuna as the team push for the Conference.

As reported by as.com, Valverde and Yuri fronted a club message appealing for unity to revive those hopes, and ticket prices have been reduced for Tuesday's match.

Herri Norte maintains its dispute with the president. The Grada de Animación posted on social media, criticising the board's direction but also calling on fans to give everything for the team.

Messages attributed to ICHH said this is the moment to channel strength and face adversity, adding that when the stand becomes the team's lungs, the side are stronger.

In the last match, chants of Uriarte kanpora from the lower north stand were whistled down elsewhere. The group said the season has fallen short of expectations.

They went further, arguing the club's social course cannot be separated from results and that the gap between board and fans is widening.

Grievances included the stand and Gazte Abono model imposed by the board, privatised areas of San Mamés, steep ticket prices, a lack of remembrance for Iñigo Cabacas, the criminalisation of fan sectors, and growing distance between players and supporters.

They concluded a market driven model has left a club that struggles when results do not come. The group urged a change of course and said Unique in the World should guide the whole club.

Source: as.com